Weekend curfew similar to last year’s lockdown: Bommai
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Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday mentioned that the weekend curfew will likely be similar to that of last year’s lockdown imposed throughout the State. Barricades can be erected on major roads, sub-main roads, and ward roads, and pointless motion of individuals can be strictly restricted.
Following directions from Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, Mr. Bommai held a video convention with zonal BBMP officers and Deputy Commissioners of Police of Bengaluru metropolis and mentioned automobiles can be sized and strict motion can be taken in opposition to all those that violated the weekend curfew which might enforced from 9 p.m. on Friday to 6 a.m. on Monday.
Speaking to the media, the Minister mentioned flyovers within the metropolis can be closed and entry of automobiles to Bengaluru can be regulated throughout the weekend.
The authorities has introduced the weekend curfew following a surge in COVID-19 circumstances within the State.
On the scarcity of beds in Bengaluru metropolis for COVID-19 sufferers, Mr. Bommai mentioned the BBMP officers and DCPs of all eight zones within the metropolis would work collectively to determine beds in hospitals zonal-wise. The authorities had secured 11,000 beds last yr and this yr it obtained 7,000 beds. The officers of each BBMP and Police Department have been instructed to determine 4,000 beds, significantly oxygen beds, within the subsequent three days of their areas of jurisdiction.
The police have been informed to guarantee easy motion of ambulances within the metropolis and assist hospital authorities to preserve regulation order on hospital premises. At current almost 1,250 ambulances had been transferring across the metropolis around the clock in opposition to 700 up to now.
On organising marriages, he mentioned the police have been informed to create boundaries at marriage halls and conference centres to guarantee strict implementation of COVID-19 pointers. Action can be taken in opposition to the homeowners of conference centres and marriage halls, together with closure, in the event that they violated pointers.
The police officers have additionally been suggested to sanitise police stations to stop an infection.
Revenue Minister R. Ashok, City Police Commissioner Kamal Pant and BBMP Commissioner Gaurav Gupta, BBMP zonal joint commissioners and DCPs attended the assembly.
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